Kant and Mystery ... I was looking forward to a murder mystery set in the early 19th century, some philosophy and historical details.
Even though the historical atmosphere comes across very nicely, overall nothing really feels right. The main protagonist, Hanno Stiffeniis, is called to the city of Königsberg to solve a series of murders. People are killed who have nothing in common but their cause of death.
The investigation leads Stiffeniis to suspect a number of persons who all turn out to not be the killer. Finally, he suspects Kant. (This in and of itself, almost made me stop reading, because it just felt too preposterous.)
There are a lot of characters in this book, but often they are dropped for no apparent reason - the main one being Dr. Vigilantius, who would have been a great counterpart, but never showed up again after the first few chapters. After a while I stopped caring about the characters, especially the main one.
Finally, Stiffeniis finds out what Kant's involvement is, and also manages to slay his own demons.
It's an ok read, but I expected more.
Even though the historical atmosphere comes across very nicely, overall nothing really feels right. The main protagonist, Hanno Stiffeniis, is called to the city of Königsberg to solve a series of murders. People are killed who have nothing in common but their cause of death.
The investigation leads Stiffeniis to suspect a number of persons who all turn out to not be the killer. Finally, he suspects Kant. (This in and of itself, almost made me stop reading, because it just felt too preposterous.)
There are a lot of characters in this book, but often they are dropped for no apparent reason - the main one being Dr. Vigilantius, who would have been a great counterpart, but never showed up again after the first few chapters. After a while I stopped caring about the characters, especially the main one.
Finally, Stiffeniis finds out what Kant's involvement is, and also manages to slay his own demons.
It's an ok read, but I expected more.
